VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of ...
Pope Leo XIV arrives to preside over Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2026 (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as ...
Easter Sunday falls on April 5 this year and a number of services and major retailers either intend to stay open — some at reduced hours — or will close entirely in observation of the holiday. Many of ...
If you see palm branches in any hands today, they likely represent a celebration of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week for Christians. Churches in Houston and across the world celebrated Palm ...